James Gunn writes the following 'Suicide Squad & # 39; for Warner Bros. and DC

James Gunn, the screenwriter-director of the great success of Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy movies, has been used to write the sequel to the movie of 2016 Suicide team, And confirmed. He could also direct the film, according to several sources.

In late July, the 52-year-old filmmaker was abruptly abandoned by Disney when a series of tweets dating back a decade was published by a conservative newspaper, the Daily caller. The messages made rude jokes about rape and pedophilia. Shortly after his dismissal, Gunn issued a statement in which he was trying to explain his troubling, albeit old, tweets and apologizing.

"Whatever the time, I understand and accept the commercial decisions made today," he wrote. "Even those many years later, I take full responsibility for how I conducted myself at the time. All I can do now, beyond my sincere and sincere regrets, is to be the best possible human being: to accept, understand, be tied to equality and much more thoughtful about my public statements and my obligations vis-à-vis our public discourse. To all members of my sector and beyond, I again offer my sincere apologies. Love to all. "

Production on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was quickly put on hold and the distribution of the franchise, which Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Diesel wine and Dave Bautista, signed an open letter requesting that Gunn be reinstated as director of the third film.

"By asking everyone to help tell the story of the unsuitable who find redemption, he changed our lives forever," reads part of the letter. "We think the theme of redemption has never been more relevant than it is now. Each of us can not wait to work with our friend James again. His story is not over – not far. "However, Gunn never found his old job again.

The first Suicide team told the story of a similar group of marginals consisting of Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Beaten down (Will Smith), Rick's Flag (Joel Kinnaman), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney) and more who must work together to stop an entity called Enchantress (Cara Delevingne) who wishes to destroy humanity. Oscar winner, Jared Leto, also addressed the Joker, who is going through his own chaos through the film.

Although Suicide team has been heavily criticized by critics, he still managed to earn $ 746 million worldwide.

Shortly after the announcement of the hiring of Gunn, Bautista went to Twitter to offer him resounding support and wrote, "Where can I register!"

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